What is a "clearly established right" in civil law?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Shabazz v. Giurbino, Case No.: 1:11-cv-01558-DAD-SAB (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2017):
"A clearly established right is one that is 'sufficiently clear that every reasonable official would have understood what he is doing violates that right.'" Mullenix, 136 S.Ct. at 308 (quoting Reichle v. Howards, 132 S.Ct. 2088, 2093 (2012)).
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